Any punters living in Birmingham Area interested in a Pie, Pint and jaw, one evening in a pub in Birmingham area.
Personally interested in small time investing(gambling), developing an appetite for CFDs. Also developing an interest in Charting or TA.

I use Sharescope, Moneyam, Barclays, Comdirect and IC

Just to remind everyone,

Thursday 5th June at 4pm. for our next meeting.

Address: The Queens Arms
150 Newhall Street,
Birmingham.

This is a new venue for us so any newcomers will have to just turn up and have a scout around for 3 or 4 blokes at a table.

Noted.

I assume tomorrow is still on....? I should be able to get to Queens sometime between 16.10 and 16.30....

I hope so. I don't intend dying for a least a month or two.

Have a good time.

Tempted to join you, but I think I would be divorced if I came out on my crutches.

Yes meeting still on for tomorrow, see you all there from 4pm onwards.

Good luck with your recuperation Fred.

>I would be divorced if I came out on my crutches

Yes, Fred, have a good recuperation....

...the famous Davenports vans will soon be making home deliveries for the first time in a generation.
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/03/06/cheers-it-s-beer-at-home-with-davenport-s-again-97319-20567744/

Oh well spotted Chris,

Is this a possible new venue for consideration as our meeting place after today?

Don't know if I will have time today to do some pre-meeting research, but looks worth considering.

http://www.highgatebrewery.com/pubs/default.asp

Just to remind everyone for today.

Thursday 5th June at 4pm. for our next meeting.

Address: The Queens Arms
150 Newhall Street,
Birmingham.

This is a new venue for us so any newcomers will have to just turn up and have a scout around for 3 or 4 people at a table.

Edit: Just had a look at a review of that Davenports pub...not good.

until a year or so ago this pub was great, albeit very smoky. However the last few visits have greatly reduced my appreciation of this pub. The beer doesn't appear to be kept as well as it was and the staff are now useless. It's a shame as for that part of town it was a great pub.
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mattyboy - 26 Mar 2008 13:33

..... still reakon that The Barton Arms is the best / most consistant .... they've got Kreik on tap......pity it isn't in the City Centre ...

I agree, the best pub but not in the right place -):

I hope you caught your respective trains etc. OK......

Dales liquid stuff quite nice .... but would have been good with a Durian ......

The durian is the fruit of trees of the genus Durio belonging to the Malvaceae, a large family which includes hibiscus, okra, cotton, mallows and linden trees. Widely known and revered in Southeast Asia as the "King of Fruits,"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian

And can you take it home with you in the plane? Forget it! .... All personnel of Thai Airways (and doubtless of other airlines too) have had a special "durian smelling" training! I once was at Bangkok airport, waiting to get into the plane, when suddenly one of the Thai stewardesses seemed to get completely out of control: "WHO HAS DURIAN" she cried out and did not rest until she has confiscated that smelly fruit.
http://www.hasekamp.net/expdurian.htm

Stan..... here's the "The Old Contemptibles"
http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/03/31/old-contemptibles-toasts-industry-award-65233-20697504/


PS: Fred .... we hope to see you on the next outing (SG Aston?)..?

Another good meeting. (The totty did indeed duly appear).

Nice pub, but beer a bit pricy for the "bare boards" ambience.

Good run back, to find the Dow was nicely up.

I see Chris' references above to that which should not rise to 30,000 feet. I guess we'll just have to save up to keep him in beer next time!!

there used to be a few good pubs in easy walking distance to Aston Triangle ..... presume one or two of them remain ..... anyone going to SG seminar fancy a Quick Brew before the event....?

... and a few things related to yesterdays discussions...:

Corrupt Russian officials are creaming off about $120bn (61bn) a year - the equivalent of a third of the national budget, a senior prosecutor has said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7440844.stm

Short-selling banks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2008/06/shortselling_banks.html

Up to 15,000 estate agents could lose their jobs this year due to the sagging housing market, research has suggested.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7440686.stm

Up to 900 jobs could be lost at the UK business of insurer Zurich, which has a site in Birmingham.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7440733.stm

Up to 300 jobs to go as Norwich Union quits Birmingham
http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/06/06/up-to-300-jobs-to-go-as-norwich-union-quits-birmingham-65233-21036220/

THE lure of the Far East is driving up passenger figures at Birmingham International Airport with airline Emirates cashing in on a major rise in numbers.
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/04/passenger-rise-in-flights-to-the-far-east-97319-21023490/

Dubai World commits $4b worth of projects in Africa
http://www.gulfnews.com/business/General/10218857.html

plus something of railway 'interest':

End of the line for Grand Central railway plan in Birmingham
http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/06/06/end-of-the-line-for-grand-central-railway-plan-in-birmingham-65233-21032172/

..... 'interesting' post on t2w 'Birmingham' thread about a meeting in Coleshill ..... a bit short notice though ....

Yep, trains OK.

Havan't posted earlier as I had trouble connecting new router to broadband.

That "Old Contemptibles " looks a nice place..not sure about the Durian though -):

I am certainly on for the SG seminar Chris (and pre-drinks), but before then we have the IC one on the 4th July (a Friday) 2 times during that day, can't remember what the times are at the moment though.

They seem only interested in short term trading on t2w, by themselves, out of Central Birmingham. Shame as sharing any knowledge between all of us seemed a good thing.

Managed to use the Wrexham train on Saturday for a few stations, nice and quite I thought.

Fred? hope the knee op. has gone OK.

ED: On the Real Ale front, think I've found a goodun here with this one (Station Beer @ 3.9), nice taste...and only 1.55 a bottle http://www.stonhousebrewery.co.uk

Hmmm. What's this about the IC ? Not in the loop there, obviously. Likewise with "t2w"!

There used to be a group who regularly met up in Meriden - the same or another? Otherwise it is a long haul to Taunton.

Maybe we are not such a sociable bunch after all................

Have a look in the IC they have been running a full pager on the Seminars.

Regarding the t2w, go to their site and click on the link about Socials.

I'm off on hol. now so don't spend to much in the market till I return -):

Greetings all.

Have a great time Stan

Amar

Have fun, Stan. Guess you got out just in time!

Right, back in harness, regarding the IC Roadshow on Friday 4th July at the Hyatt Hotel in Bridge Street. We need to register with IC individually first, go to their website for details.

They are doing 2 on the same day:

1. 9am -1.00pm.
2. 2.30pm - 6.30pm. * Registration half and hour before session start times.

Can I suggest we attend the 2.30 one? and meet in The Prince of Wales at about 1.15pm for a pre-Roadshow drink. Not been to the Wales before but seems to get a good write up here http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/17/17224/Prince_of_Wales/Birmingham